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Paretroplus lamenabe
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Paretroplus
Species:	P. lamenabe
Binomial name
Paretroplus lamenabe Sparks, 2008

Paretroplus lamenabe is a species of cichlid from the lower part of the Mahajamba River and Lake Tseny in northwestern Madagascar. Until its official scientific description in 2008, it was popularly known as the "Giant Lamena". As suggested by this name, it is a relatively large Paretroplus of the lamena group, reaching almost 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. This relatively elongate Paretroplus is closely related to the smaller P. nourissati and P. tsimoly.

References

1. Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Paretroplus lamenabe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44501A58308380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44501A58308380.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. ^ Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
3. Sparks, J. S. (July 6, 2011). To Lake Tseny by Oxcart. New York Times, Scientists at Work.

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